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Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Liz Cheney

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Liz Cheney served as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership, from 2019 to 2021, and served as the Vice Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. She was also a member of the House Armed Services Committee, China Task Force, Natural Resources Committee, and the House Committee on Rules.

Cheney served previously at the State Department as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and in positions for USAID and the Department of State working in Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine. Cheney practiced law with White and Case and at the International Finance Corporation. A specialist in national security and foreign policy, she is the co-author, along with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, of Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America.

Cheney received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College, and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School. In 2022, Cheney, along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, received the the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's prestigious Profile in Courage Award, with a commendation for her "consistent and courageous voice in defense of democracy."

Full Title
Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Liz Cheney
Member of
Kenner Lectures on Cultural Understanding and Tolerance
Contributor(s)
Creator: Cheney, Liz, 1966-
Date Issued
2024-02-27
Language
English
Type
Audio
Genre
lectures
Form
digital audio formats
Subject (Geographic)
Wyoming
Washington (D.C.)
Zoellner Arts Center
Subject (Name)
United States. Congress.
Trump, Donald, 1946-
Biden, Joseph R., Jr.
Media type
audio/mp3
Date Captured
2024-04-29
Extent
01:07:12
Subject (LCSH)
Democracy
Partisanship
Politics and government
Cheney, . L. . 1966-. (2024). Defending Democracy: A Conversation with Liz Cheney (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/kenner-lectures-cultural-understanding-tolerance/defending-democracy
Cheney, Liz 1966-. 2024. “Defending Democracy: A Conversation With Liz Cheney”. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/kenner-lectures-cultural-understanding-tolerance/defending-democracy.
Cheney, Liz 1966-. Defending Democracy: A Conversation With Liz Cheney. 27 Feb. 2024, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/kenner-lectures-cultural-understanding-tolerance/defending-democracy.

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Kenner Lectures on Cultural Understanding and Tolerance

The Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding and Tolerance is one of the premier events on Lehigh's calendar. It was established in 1997 by Mr. Jeffrey (Jeff) L. Kenner, who was a member of the class of 1965 as an industrial engineering major. He then earned a second degree in business in 1966 and began his career as a management consultant with Price Waterhouse and Company, later joining a Wall Street firm active in leveraged buyouts and venture capital. In 1986, he formed his own firm, Kenner & Company, Inc., which specializes in leveraged buyouts and recapitalization of closely-held companies.

Kenner's support of Lehigh has been unwavering over the years. He was chairman of the Review and Prioritization Board of Lehigh's Iacocca Institute and served on the Board of Trustees from 1995 to 2002. While a trustee, he served on the cultural affairs, development, and physical planning and plant committees.

In addition to his commitment of scholarship support for undergraduates, Kenner provided funding for a classroom in the Rauch Business Center and the Kenner Theatre in the Ulrich Student Center. He also provided financial support for the entrance road to campus and initial program endowment for the Integrated Business and Engineering undergraduate program, for which he has been a frequent lecturer. He also has been a longtime member of Lehigh's Asa Packer and Tower Societies.

The Kenner Lecture routinely brings to campus speakers that often defy our commonly held views and challenge us to see things from a new perspective. Past speakers include author Salman Rushdie, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, and former secretary of state Madeleine Albright. Over the last few years the Kenner Lecture brought to this stage the Race Card's Michele Norris and Pulitzer-prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Bill Bradley continues that tradition.

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